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Top ten places to Mex it up on Cinco de Mayo

Shela BurgessBenny's patio is a popular hot spot.​A sunny Cinco de Mayo -- what are you still doing inside on a computer? Below are ten places, listed in no particular order, where you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo and enjoy the weather. (And if you know of other good celebrations, please shar ... More >>

Cinco de Mile High

Shela BurgessBenny's patio is a popular hot spot.​A sunny Cinco de Mayo -- what are you still doing inside on a computer? Below are ten places, listed in no particular order, where you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo and enjoy the weather. (And if you know of other good celebrations, please shar ... More >>

Come On, Let's Go!

Shela BurgessBenny's patio is a popular hot spot.​A sunny Cinco de Mayo -- what are you still doing inside on a computer? Below are ten places, listed in no particular order, where you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo and enjoy the weather. (And if you know of other good celebrations, please shar ... More >>

Men will strut their stuff at Hunks, the show just for women

Shela BurgessBenny's patio is a popular hot spot.​A sunny Cinco de Mayo -- what are you still doing inside on a computer? Below are ten places, listed in no particular order, where you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo and enjoy the weather. (And if you know of other good celebrations, please shar ... More >>

Video: Watch the Beer Man drink (maybe) the spiciest beer in the world

​I've cooked in chili cook-offs, competed in a hot wings eating contest and eaten my fair share -- and then some -- of jalapeno poppers, New Mexico and Colorado green chile. And I've sampled at least four kinds of chili beer. Hell, my boss even has one named for her at the Wynkoop Brewing Com ... More >>

Colorado craft-brewed Mexican lagers on tap before Cinco de Mayo

Ska Brewing​Mexican-style craft-brewed lagers are set to make a splash in Denver this summer, with a couple of new ones joining the fiesta in the run-up to Cinco de Mayo. Because of its lighter, more mellow profile, Mexican lager isn't a style that's common among craft brewers, who typically ... More >>

Twisted Pine is bottling Ghost Face Killah, the hottest beer in the world

​Boulder's Twisted Pine Brewing Company is bottling fire. The brewery, which is fond of adding unusual flavors to its whimsically named beers, will release Ghost Face Killah in twelve-ounce single bottles for Cinco de Mayo. It's the first time this very hot (very hot!) cult beer has been sold ... More >>

What week is it? A breakdown of everything you could be celebrating, May 2 - 8

This dude is about the bring the party.​It's a new month, which means the usual slew of designations intended to raise awareness of things that generally continue getting ignored as per usual during that month -- but for those who are paying attention, May is pretty much a glass case of contra ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day and more

A Flickr photo.​Mother's Day is Sunday -- so if you haven't yet made arrangements for a beautiful bouquet and fabulous brunch for Mom, get moving. Also on the culinary calendar this week: Cinco de Mayo and a little race called the Kentucky Derby...

Just in time for Cinco de Mayo: State says Corona Light is heavy enough to serve in bars

Turn that frown upside down!​ If Senate Bill 60 passes out of the House, "on-premises" liquor licensees -- meaning restaurants and bars, and restaurants and bars only -- would be free, free to pour any beer they want to, even the 3.2 beer they're now prevented from serving by the state's arc ... More >>

Dead bin Laden party favors help lift economic recovery: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

​ Dancing in the streets and cheering U!S!A! to celebrate the murder of an enemy may seem vulgar. However, there's no denying that Osama bin Laden's death will do wonders for America's economic recovery efforts as May holiday celebrations push increased demand for dead bin Laden party favors.. ... More >>

Ghostface Killah signs off on Colorado's Ghost Face Killah, the hottest beer in the world

​When news about the hottest beer in the world, Ghost Face Killah, went national, the staff at Boulder's Twisted Pine Brewing was a little nervous. After all, they'd named the beer, which is made with ghost peppers, after rapper Ghostface Killah from the Wu-Tang Clan without asking for his per ... More >>

Ten things to do on Cinco de Mayo

​Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, a day commemorating the Mexican army's defeat of the French at the Battle of Puebla. In honor of the occasion, rather than randomly heading off to your closest Mexican restaurant or bar to drink some tequila, we've come up with a list of things to do and places to g ... More >>

Sketch and El Diablo celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a new courtyard, Mexican beers and spit-roasted lambs

Lori Midson​Restaurateur Jesse Morreale, who owns Sketch, El Diablo and La Rumba, is always contemplating his next move, and his latest endeavor is a courtyard that will occupy the vast, graveled space that resides behind the back doors of Sketch and El Diablo, which sit side by side on the c ... More >>

Beer calendar for the week ahead: homebrew, Ghost Face Killah and Lips of Faith

Flickr​New Belgium releases two new Lips of Faith beers this week, Abbey Grand Cru and Super Cru, which celebrates the Fort Collins brewery's twentieth anniversary. Super Cru is a double version of Fat Tire, meaning it has twice the malt and twice the hops; it has also been enhanced with Asian ... More >>

Make a pig of yourself at Lola's Roast to Spring

Jamey Fader rolls out the barrel at Lola.​Bars and restaurants across town will celebrate Cinco de Mayo tomorrow -- but you'll have to go pretty far to beat the celebration planned at Lola. For the third annual "Picnic of the Pig: A Roast to Spring," which runs from 5 to 11 p.m. on May 5, Lo ... More >>

Cinco Swim

Jamey Fader rolls out the barrel at Lola.​Bars and restaurants across town will celebrate Cinco de Mayo tomorrow -- but you'll have to go pretty far to beat the celebration planned at Lola. For the third annual "Picnic of the Pig: A Roast to Spring," which runs from 5 to 11 p.m. on May 5, Lo ... More >>

Today: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with barbecue, beer...and tequila

​Although Cinco de Mayo celebrations started last weekend, the party begins in earnest today. Among the festivities on tap for tonight: Vine Street Pub had to reschedule its Smokin' Hot Anniversary Party because of bad weather, and it will kick off today -- rain or shine -- at 4:20 p.m. at Vi ... More >>

Update: This weekend's The Great Food Truck Race -- and our guess at which truck won't be feeding the masses in Denver

Can a vegan food truck win The Great Food Truck Race? Denverites will judge with their mouths this weekend​ The big story on the streets of Denver is this weekend's The Great Food Truck Race, the Food Network hit of the season, hosted by Tyler Florence, that struts the street-food prowess of ... More >>

Reader: Government has no business telling us what beers we can drink

​The news that Corona Light qualifies as heavy-enough to be sold in Colorado bars and restaurants -- just in time for Cinco de Mayo! -- inspired this from mtnrunner2: Bless you, o omnipotent state government, for permitting us do something we should have been able to do all along without your ... More >>

Thursday is the new Friday: Kick off the weekend with Cinco de Mayhem at Cervantes'!

​Bust out your sombreros hombres, it's time to bailar en la dance floor. In addition to being the official unofficial start of the weekend, this Thursday also happens to be Cinco de Mayo. If you haven't already found another Cinco event in which to get your drinko, take a gander at this list a ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo piñatas made fresh daily: Kenny Be's Sign Language

Passerby peruses an unfinished piñata in the Sunnyside neighborhood.​ While hanging piñatas are a common sight on Federal Boulevard, apparently not all of the papier mâché punching bags are made alike. While the bulk of low-cost piñatas are built in huge factories in China, the photo abov ... More >>

How to celebrate Cinco de Mayo: Shut up

​A lot of people in America don't know much about Cinco de Mayo. One popular perception, for example, is that it's Mexico's Independence Day; in fact it's not -- that would be September 16 -- so it's no surprise that, when we're celebrating Cinco de Mayo, many of us have no idea why. On the ot ... More >>

Tacos y Salsa finally opens in downtown Denver

Photo: Hunter Stevens​Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, the family-owned, homegrown Tacos y Salsas chain has opened its most colorful location -- in downtown Denver, in the former home of Cilantro Fusion at 1531 Stout Street. This Tacos y Salsas offers the same wide array of tacos, as well as ... More >>

Bravo's Top Chef will take its tour to Larimer Square on Saturday

Top Chef contestant -- and Vail restaurant owner -- Kelly Liken will be part of Bravo's Top Chef tour on Saturday in Larimer Square​Because, you know, we don't already have enough eatertainment in Denver this weekend to satiate our hunger pains, what with The Great Food Truck Race motoring in ... More >>

Odelay Tacos opens today inside 3014

​Inspired by how the nearby Atomic Cowboy added Fat Sully's and Denver Biscuit Company to its amenities, David Senger decided to put an authentic taco shop inside his bar, 3014. And Odelay Tacos will make its debut at 4 p.m. today, just in time for Cinco de Mayo. The menu includes el pastor, ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, May 6-8, 2011

​While you're waiting for your Cinco de Mayo hangover to go away, you might want to start planning your (accidental) three-day weekend. Thankfully, there is plenty for you to do this weekend, even if you need to stay away from booze for a few days. We've got poetry, comics, chocolate, art open ... More >>

Michael Hancock and Chris Romer are locked in a political game of Survivor

Michael Hancock​At 8 a.m. yesterday, Michael Hancock was going mano-a-mano against Chris Romer in the first debate of the mayoral runoff. Twelve hours later, he was pressing the flesh at a packed Cinco de Mayo party at Lola. And his day wasn't done yet: After months of slogging through the pol ... More >>

The Black Angels at the Fox Theatre, 5/5/11

Adam PerryThe Black Angels in the midst of their mayhem last night at the Fox THE BLACK ANGELS With Sleepy Sun 05.11.11 | Fox Theatre Last night at Boulder's Fox Theatre, as Austin's Black Angels shrieked, stomped, thrashed and pounded, my mind kept curiously dragging me back to the old-school AC/ ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo festival on Seis and Siete de Mayo in downtown Denver

​You've counted down the days. May 1, May 2, May 3... Now it's here. Cinco de Mayo -- the biggest one-day holiday that spans dos días of food, drinks and fun in downtown Denver. On the big day on Saturday, the Cinco de Mayo Parade returns for its 19th annual walk-through -- after a two-year ... More >>

Update: The House sees the light, and passes Senate Bill 60

​The Colorado House gave light beer lovers a Cinco de Mayo present yesterday, passing Senate Bill 60 -- which would allow bars and restaurants to sell any beer, no matter how light -- on a second reading. And now word has come in that SB 60 just passed the full House -- which means the next s ... More >>

Hangover cure: The michelada

Esquire​Feeling a little woozy from celebrating Cinco de Mayo? Perhaps you'd like to continue your Mexican-themed festivities and cure your hangover in a traditional way: sucking down a michelada.

Ruby Hill Habanero seeds add that southwest Denver spice: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

​ Don't let this weekend's Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day party schedule keep you from digging in your garden. Summer weather blazes into town today and the heat is on -- especially for urban gardeners who plant electric-red Ruby Hill Habaneros from the Denver Neighborhood Seed Co....

Piñata accident: Your moment of lulz

​You've got to hand it to Mexicans: Those folks know how to get down. Besides Cinco de Mayo last weekend -- probably the greatest party of the year -- they also invented the piñata, which, with its injury-prone combination of dizziness, blindfolds, probable drunkenness and a wildly swinging b ... More >>

Moscato: The wine to drink when you don't feel like getting drunk

​Last weekend's back-to-back Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby party shenanigans left us feeling more than a little ready to lay off the sauce for a minute. Yet by noon on Sunday, there we were, staring down the wine list at brunch, feeling that familiar urge. That's when it hit us: There is a ... More >>

Some like it hot! Diego's and El Taco de Mexico win the Cinco de Mayo green chile contest

El Taco de Mexico, still a winner.​Some like it hot! The festivities at this past weekend's Cinco de Mayo festival in Civic Center Park included the fourth annual green chile contest. And the winner's are: Judges' awards: First place: El Taco de Mexico Second place: La Noria Carneceria Thir ... More >>

Hot Mess and Spicy Rico's Rita at Machete

​In Colorado, if you advertise that something is hot, it should be hot. Back east, hot may translate as tepid - but in Colorado, we're tough, dammit. When we order something hot, we expect it to be frickin' hot -- especially at a Mexican restaurant. Last week I dropped by Machete, the new rest ... More >>

South Platte light industry yellow onion adds aromatic flavor to Denver: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

​ Long before light industry's varnish and diesel fumes flavored the air of the South Platte neighborhood, truck farms utilized the area's fertile river bottom soil to grow the aromatic vegetable used to flavor the dishes of Denver dinner tables...

El Grito de Independencia celebrations at El Diablo and Mezcal

​Contrary to popular belief, Mexico does not celebrate its independence day on Cinco de Mayo. Mexico's El Grito de Independencia is actually today, and a couple of places will be celebrating. El Diablo, 101 Broadway, will offer a special "El Grito" menu all day, as well as late-night drink sp ... More >>

Are Mexicans racist?

​Contrary to popular belief, Mexico does not celebrate its independence day on Cinco de Mayo. Mexico's El Grito de Independencia is actually today, and a couple of places will be celebrating. El Diablo, 101 Broadway, will offer a special "El Grito" menu all day, as well as late-night drink sp ... More >>